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* Horse-Man in ''UnwindersTallComics''. It helps that he's [[CoolOldGuy the oldest of the main cast]].

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* Horse-Man in ''UnwindersTallComics''.''Webcomic/UnwindersTallComics''. It helps that he's [[CoolOldGuy the oldest of the main cast]].
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* Subverted in ''WebComic/PennyArcade'', which initally appeared to be the adventures of an over-the-top violent PsychopathicManchild gamer stereotype and his long-suffering StraightMan friend, however, it becomes quickly apparent that Tycho is just as unstable and dangerous as Gabe, just a ittle smarter and more eloquent.
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* [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]] plays this role in ''[[Webcomic/ZeusGodlyGoodtime Zeus' Godly Goodtime]]'' among the group that visits NintendoLand. He has to put up with the antics of [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents Zeus]], as well as [[BigEater Fat Princess]], [[{{Keet}} Parappa and Spike]], who were invited along by Zeus.

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* [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]] plays this role in ''[[Webcomic/ZeusGodlyGoodtime Zeus' Godly Goodtime]]'' among the group that visits NintendoLand.''VideoGame/NintendoLand''. He has to put up with the antics of [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents Zeus]], as well as [[BigEater Fat Princess]], [[{{Keet}} Parappa and Spike]], who were invited along by Zeus.
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* Crosshairs in ''Webcomic/GoneWithTheBlastwave'' is at the very least the ''Least Insane'' Man, which is not a fun position in a world so consistently unhinged. Unfortunately for him, he spends his entire time with [[CloudCuckoolander Pyro]].

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** Durkon for a time seems to be the sane one of the part of the group with Hinjo, though he passes it to Hinjo himself every so often and takes his time worrying about the tree army sneaking up on him.

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** Durkon for a time seems to be the sane one of the part of the group with Hinjo, though he passes it to Hinjo himself every so often and takes his time worrying about the tree army sneaking up on him.him (though this not unique to Durkon. Apparently, a conspiracy about trees taking over is a common thing in dwarves.)



** [[DragonWithAnAgenda Redcloak]] is most definitely the Only Sane Man in [[FiveBadBand Team Evil]], being the only non-Mook who is not [[ForTheEvulz evil for evil's sake]], a childish epic-level monster, a goth with a [[NightmareFetishist crush]] on her evil [[DemBones skeletal]] [[EvilSorcerer sorcerer]] [[EvilOverlord boss]], or a wisecracking insect with no regard for the [lack of a] [[NoFourthWall Fourth Wall]]. Granted, if you've read ''Start of Darkness'' you know Redcloak has issues too, but the others have ''subscriptions''.
** Redcloak's brother Right-Eye was so sane that he eventually abandoned Team Evil entirely to attempt peaceful co-existence with humans. He was doing pretty well too, until [[{{Jerkass}} Xykon]] showed up again.

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** [[DragonWithAnAgenda Redcloak]] is most definitely the Only Sane Man in [[FiveBadBand Team Evil]], being the only non-Mook who is not [[ForTheEvulz evil for evil's sake]], a childish (assuming he isn't actually a child) epic-level monster, a goth with a [[NightmareFetishist crush]] on her evil [[DemBones skeletal]] [[EvilSorcerer sorcerer]] [[EvilOverlord boss]], or a wisecracking insect with no regard for the [lack of a] [[NoFourthWall Fourth Wall]]. Granted, if you've read ''Start of Darkness'' you know Redcloak has issues too, but the others have ''subscriptions''.
** Redcloak's brother Right-Eye even more so. While he was initially played as the foolhardy younger brother, he wised up and matured while Redcloak didn't (this is a more literal example since Redcloak's Crimson Mantle keeps him from aging and thus maturing, so sane that he's still the same angry teenager he eventually abandoned Team Evil entirely to attempt peaceful co-existence was when he first put it on.) He even settled down and start his own village co-existing with humans. He was doing pretty well too, humans... until [[{{Jerkass}} Xykon]] showed up again.Xykon accidentally found him again and ''forced'' him back in. It's also the fallout of the brothers as Righteye sees his brother too far gone by his dedication to ThePlan (and his own pride.)
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* The Space Pirate newcomer to ''PlanetZebeth'' is serving this role, seemingly being the only Space Pirate-affiliated character in the entire comic who actually remembers that they have any kind of mission or organization (as opposed to Ridley, who's opened a bar, Kraid, who just gets drunk and chases Samus around (not necessarily in that order), and Mother Brain, who hasn't really been doing much of anything lately).

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* The Space Pirate newcomer to ''PlanetZebeth'' ''Webcomic/PlanetZebeth'' is serving this role, seemingly being the only Space Pirate-affiliated character in the entire comic who actually remembers that they have any kind of mission or organization (as opposed to Ridley, who's opened a bar, Kraid, who just gets drunk and chases Samus around (not necessarily in that order), and Mother Brain, who hasn't really been doing much of anything lately).
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* In this one shot[[http://existentialcomics.com/comic/23 Existential Comic]] Immanuel Kant plays this role to the other philosophers, who can't help but try to exert their own views of philosophy onto the game, while Kant clearly just wants to kill some Orcs.

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* ''WebComic/ExistentialComics'': In this one shot[[http://existentialcomics.[[http://existentialcomics.com/comic/23 Existential Comic]] this comic]], Immanuel Kant plays this the role to the other philosophers, who can't help but try to exert their own views of philosophy onto the game, while Kant clearly just wants to kill some Orcs.
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* Vulcan Raven in ''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFOXHOUND''. Decoy Octopus habitually drinks blood and has shape-shifted so often he doesn't even ''have'' a self-image any more, Ocelot is the TropeNamer for ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, Psycho Mantis is a violent misanthrope with a deep-seated phobia of contact with women, Liquid spends the first few hundred strips as a moron, and even otherwise reasonable Sniper Wolf is prone to periodic outbreaks of insanity after weeks without sleep. Of course, everyone outside the team ''thinks'' Raven is the crazy one, because his shamanic training allows him to speak to animals.
-->'''Vulcan Raven:''' What about his psych profile? [[GenreSavvy How many disorders on this one?]]\\
'''[[spoiler:Possessed!]]Liquid:''' Eh. Same megalomaniacal tendencies as everyone in Special Ops.\\
'''Raven:''' ''I'' haven't got any megalomaniacal tendencies.\\
'''Liquid:''' [[SarcasmMode Is that a fact.]]\\
'''Raven:''' Well, not compared to Mantis or Ocelot.\\
'''Liquid:''' Yeah, and compared to a ''yeti'' I haven't got much ''hair''.
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** Siv for MissionControl is the only member fully aware of how dangerous the expedition is and that the CuttingCorners that was necessary to stay within a smaller than initially planned budget has only made things worse. However, being a quite negative person and an ExtremDoormat makes her come across as more worried as she should be instead.
** Mikkel for the crew, which is quite appropriate for the TeamMom. Mikkel himself is quite the DeadpanSnarker and TheGadfly when he deems it appropriate, but the rest of the crew happens to either even crazier than him, naive, or both at the same time. He also happens to be a FlatEarthAtheist travelling with two mages and two people who believe in magic while being not mages themselves thanks to have been surrounded by it their whole lives, which gives him an extra license to think of himself as more reasonable than everyone else.

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** Siv for MissionControl is the only member fully aware of how dangerous the expedition is and that the CuttingCorners that was necessary to stay within a smaller than initially planned budget has only made things worse. However, being a quite negative person and an ExtremDoormat ExtremeDoormat makes her come across as more worried as she should be instead.
** Mikkel for the crew, which is quite appropriate for the TeamMom. Mikkel himself is quite the DeadpanSnarker and TheGadfly when he deems it appropriate, but the rest of the crew happens to either even crazier than him, naive, or both at the same time. He also happens to be a FlatEarthAtheist travelling with two mages and two people who believe in magic while being not mages themselves thanks to have been surrounded by it their whole lives, which which, from his point of view, gives him an extra license to think of himself as more reasonable than everyone else.
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* ''Webcomic/StandStilStaySilent'':

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** Mikkel for the crew, which is quite appropriate for the TeamMom. Mikkel himself is quite the DeadpanSnarker and TheGadfly when he deems it appropriate, but the rest of the crew happens to either even crazier than him, naive, or both at the same time. He also happens to be a FlatEarthAtheist travelling with two mages and two people who believe in magic while not mages themselves thanks to have been surrounded by it their whole lives, which gives him an extra license to think of himself as more reasonable than everyone else.

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** Mikkel for the crew, which is quite appropriate for the TeamMom. Mikkel himself is quite the DeadpanSnarker and TheGadfly when he deems it appropriate, but the rest of the crew happens to either even crazier than him, naive, or both at the same time. He also happens to be a FlatEarthAtheist travelling with two mages and two people who believe in magic while being not mages themselves thanks to have been surrounded by it their whole lives, which gives him an extra license to think of himself as more reasonable than everyone else.
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** Siv for MissionControl is the only member fully aware of how dangerous the expedition is and that the CuttingCorners that was necessary to stay within a smaller than initially planned budget has only made things worse. However, being a quite negative person and an ExtremDoormat makes her come across as more worried as she should be instead.
** Mikkel for the crew, which is quite appropriate for the TeamMom. Mikkel himself is quite the DeadpanSnarker and TheGadfly when he deems it appropriate, but the rest of the crew happens to either even crazier than him, naive, or both at the same time. He also happens to be a FlatEarthAtheist travelling with two mages and two people who believe in magic while not mages themselves thanks to have been surrounded by it their whole lives, which gives him an extra license to think of himself as more reasonable than everyone else.
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*** Not to mention [[RichBitch Me]][[DefectorFromDecadence en]][[RebelliousPrincess ah]], who actually becomes ''more'' sane over the course of the comic, comparatively.


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** Although its [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that there's only two of them, Calliope is definitely this for the cherubs.
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** This is made literal in the parody 'cool and new webcomic', where the only character unaffected by the StylisticSuck is Rose by now. [[spoiler:Later, Kanaya and Jack are too]].

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** This is made literal in the parody 'cool and new webcomic', ''Webcomic/CoolAndNewWebComic'', where the only character unaffected by the StylisticSuck is Rose by now.Rose. [[spoiler:Later, Kanaya and Jack are too]].
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.* Parson Gotti, aka Lord Hamster, in ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}''. Somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] since he was summoned in a world where physics follow the rules of a turn-based wargame. Lampshaded by [[DeadpanSnarker Jack Snipe]] in book 2 :

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.* Parson Gotti, aka Lord Hamster, in ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}''. Somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] since he was summoned in a world where physics follow the rules of a turn-based wargame. Lampshaded by [[DeadpanSnarker Jack Snipe]] in book 2 :

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* Parson Gotti, aka Lord Hamster, in ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}''. Somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] since he was summoned in a world where physics follow the rules of a turn-based wargame. Lampshaded by [[DeadpanSnarker Jack Snipe]] in book 2 :

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* Parson Gotti, aka Lord Hamster, in ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}''. Somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] since he was summoned in a world where physics follow the rules of a turn-based wargame. Lampshaded by [[DeadpanSnarker Jack Snipe]] in book 2 :
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* ''Webcomic/AwfulHospital'': Fern (although she does hear voices).
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* Pato of ''Webcomic/M9Girls'' usually rises a brow at some of the decisions of the other girls. Considering that they decide, for example, to cure their radiation sickness after their FreakLabAccident with even more radiation exposure, it is really hard to blame her.
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* Proto Man, from ''WebComic/BobAndGeorge''.
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* Proto Man, from ''WebComic/BobAndGeorge''.
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* This is the schtick of Atomik Lad in particular in ''NuklearAge''. While Mighty Mettalic Magno Man and Rachel are also sane, the former is often a witting accomplice to Nuke's insanity, while the latter is generally more interested in watching. Atomik Lad notes in the Court Segment that perhaps he is the insane one, because everything would make more sense that way.

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* This is the schtick of Atomik Lad in particular in ''NuklearAge''.''Literature/NuklearAge''. While Mighty Mettalic Magno Man and Rachel are also sane, the former is often a witting accomplice to Nuke's insanity, while the latter is generally more interested in watching. Atomik Lad notes in the Court Segment that perhaps he is the insane one, because everything would make more sense that way.
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** Redcloak's brother Right-Eye was so sane that he eventually abandoned Team Evil entirely to attempt peaceful co-existence with humans. He was doing pretty well too, until [[{{Jerkass}}Xykon]] showed up again.

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** Redcloak's brother Right-Eye was so sane that he eventually abandoned Team Evil entirely to attempt peaceful co-existence with humans. He was doing pretty well too, until [[{{Jerkass}}Xykon]] [[{{Jerkass}} Xykon]] showed up again.
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* Space Hojo and Son Gohrotto in ''Twisted Kaiju Theatre'' often play this role. They appear to be the only two members of the Toxic Pirates who aren't lunatics, idiots, or assholes.

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* Space Hojo and Son Gohrotto in ''Twisted Kaiju Theatre'' ''Webcomic/TwistedKaijuTheater'' often play this role. They appear to be the only two members of the Toxic Pirates who aren't lunatics, idiots, or assholes.



* Almost everyone in APTComic feels like this at some point, and thanks to how some jokes work it tends to be true.

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*In ''Webcomic/SpyingWithLana'', Lana thinks of herself as this. As her chief is highly incompetent (e.g. sending her on assignments without getting all the facts), along with many of her fellow agents, she has a point.
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** Windswept Questant for the Exiles, in the sense that she's the only member who actually understands what their goals are.

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* Karkat of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' is the OnlySaneMan among the Trolls, which isn't really that hard since trolls are ''weird''. He admits that [[TeamMom Kanaya]] is the only Troll who might be saner than him. For the humans, it might be Dave, since he's the only one who's not a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} or [[spoiler:[[GoMadFromTheRevelation off the deep end]]]].

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* Karkat of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' is has one for each chunk of the OnlySaneMan among GeodasicCast:
** Karkat and Kanaya take turns being this for
the Trolls, which isn't really that hard since trolls are ''weird''. He admits that [[TeamMom Kanaya]] is the only Troll who might be saner than him. ''weird''.
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For the humans, it might be Dave, since he's the only one who's not a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} or [[spoiler:[[GoMadFromTheRevelation going off the deep end]]]].


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** Diamonds Droog for the Midnight Crew. He's basically the only member who's both legitimately serious about being a gangster and not a moron. It's shown that all his alternate selves also fill this role, suggesting that [[InvokedTrope Sburb expressly designed him to be the Only Sane Man who keeps the rest of the crew/agents under control]].
** Crowbar and Stitch for the Felt. All the others being either idiots who [[MisappliedPhlebotinum don't understand the implications of their powers]], a DeathSeeker who's [[FoeYay obsessed with her archenemy]], an omniscient and amoral being who's prone to self-aggrandizing, and the miserable PsychopathicManChild leader who basically hates everyone.
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* [[TheChewToy Conrad]] of HannaIsNotABoysName seems to [[http://hanna.aftertorque.com/?p=205 directly address this]].

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* [[TheChewToy Conrad]] of HannaIsNotABoysName ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'' seems to [[http://hanna.aftertorque.com/?p=205 directly address this]].
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* TeamDad Dwayne in ''GeneralProtectionFault'', {{lampshade}}d [[http://www.gpf-comics.com/archive.php?d=19981212 here]].

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* TeamDad Dwayne in ''GeneralProtectionFault'', ''Webcomic/GeneralProtectionFault'', {{lampshade}}d [[http://www.gpf-comics.com/archive.php?d=19981212 here]].



* Aeris in ''VGCats'' seems to be the sanest. Mind you, this is by comparison to:

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* The [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]] of ''ErrantStory'' have this as their [[PlanetofHats hat.]]
* [[BobAndGeorge George]] a lot of the time. [[BobAndGeorge Bob]] as well, but you know, he's evil. Sometimes [[VideoGame/MegaMan Proto Man]] but he's more of a [[MetaGuy guy made of Meta]]. Roll doesn't count. She's a woman.

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* The [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]] of ''ErrantStory'' ''Webcomic/ErrantStory'' have this as their [[PlanetofHats hat.]]
* [[BobAndGeorge [[Webcomic/BobAndGeorge George]] a lot of the time. [[BobAndGeorge [[Webcomic/BobAndGeorge Bob]] as well, but you know, he's evil. Sometimes [[VideoGame/MegaMan Proto Man]] but he's more of a [[MetaGuy guy made of Meta]]. Roll doesn't count. She's a woman.



* In Webcomic/{{Polandball}}, [[WhiteSheep Slovenia]] serves as this for [[DysfunctionJunction the former Yugoslavia countryballs]]. He's sane enough to stay out of their frequent arguments and is the least kill-happy out of them. Because of this, he often feels like he [[http://i.imgur.com/cUBCOZK.png doesn't belong]] with them and [[http://i.imgur.com/r1atrqS.png would rather align himself]] with Central Europe.

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* In Webcomic/{{Polandball}}, ''Webcomic/{{Polandball}}'', [[WhiteSheep Slovenia]] serves as this for [[DysfunctionJunction the former Yugoslavia countryballs]]. He's sane enough to stay out of their frequent arguments and is the least kill-happy out of them. Because of this, he often feels like he [[http://i.imgur.com/cUBCOZK.png doesn't belong]] with them and [[http://i.imgur.com/r1atrqS.png would rather align himself]] with Central Europe.



* In ''PlatinumGrit'' Kate Provocski is the only major character able to comprehend that all the impossible things going on around them are... well, impossible. And she's really starting to stress about it.
* Sloan of ''{{Snowflakes}}'' gets put in this position a lot, though she's not without her own neuroses.

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* In ''PlatinumGrit'' ''Webcomic/PlatinumGrit'' Kate Provocski is the only major character able to comprehend that all the impossible things going on around them are... well, impossible. And she's really starting to stress about it.
* Sloan of ''{{Snowflakes}}'' ''Webcomic/{{Snowflakes}}'' gets put in this position a lot, though she's not without her own neuroses.



* Parson Gotti, aka Lord Hamster, in ''{{Erfworld}}''. Somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] since he was summoned in a world where physics follow the rules of a turn-based wargame. Lampshaded by [[DeadpanSnarker Jack Snipe]] in book 2 :

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* Parson Gotti, aka Lord Hamster, in ''{{Erfworld}}''.''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}''. Somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] since he was summoned in a world where physics follow the rules of a turn-based wargame. Lampshaded by [[DeadpanSnarker Jack Snipe]] in book 2 :



* Mimic in ''RustyAndCo''.
* Snippy in RomanticallyApocalyptic. Although Engineer fits this trope to some extent too, Snippy is the one who mostly has to deal with the Captain and Pilot's insanity, and is for the most part sarcastically accepting of his role.
* BittersweetCandyBowl has Sue, the only one not caught up in the drama surrounding her group of friends.

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* Mimic in ''RustyAndCo''.
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* Snippy in RomanticallyApocalyptic.''Webcomic/RomanticallyApocalyptic''. Although Engineer fits this trope to some extent too, Snippy is the one who mostly has to deal with the Captain and Pilot's insanity, and is for the most part sarcastically accepting of his role.
* BittersweetCandyBowl ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl'' has Sue, the only one not caught up in the drama surrounding her group of friends.



* JM of Webcomic/MacHall.

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* While who's being the Sane One does change hands on a regular basis in ''Webcomic/BadMoonRising'', Dale seems to hold the spot most consistently.
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